carnal
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Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)nəl
Adjective[edit]
carnal (comparative more carnal, superlative most carnal)
- relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
- worldly or earthly; temporal
- of or relating to the body or flesh
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites
worldly or earthly; temporal
of or relating to the body or flesh
External links[edit]
- carnal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- carnal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese carnal, from Latin carnālis (“of the flesh”), from carō (“flesh”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /kaɾ.ˈnaw/, /kaɹ.ˈnaw/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɾ.ˈnaw/, /kaɻ.ˈnaw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.ˈnaɫ/
- Hyphenation: car‧nal
Adjective[edit]
carnal m, f (plural carnais; comparable)
- carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
- (religion) carnal; earthly; worldly (concerned with human matters)
- consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
- Irmão carnal.
- Blood brother.
- Irmão carnal.
Synonyms[edit]
- (worldly): terreno
- (consanguineous): consanguíneo
Antonyms[edit]
- (worldly): espiritual
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin carnālis (“fleshly, of the flesh”), from caro (“flesh”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
carnal m, f (plural carnales)
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
carnal m (plural carnales, feminine carnala)
- (Mexico) brother (short form of hermano carnal, "carnal brother", in opposition to adopted or in-law)
